OT: Montana man mauled by grizzly, severely injured

Montanan · Post by **Montanan** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:53 pm

Montana man mauled by grizzly, severely injured

By SCOTT McMILLION Chronicle Staff Writer

A Montana man was mauled and severely injured in a run-in with a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park's Hayden Valley Wednesday, park officials confirmed Wednesday evening.

The man, in his late 50s, was apparently taking photographs of a female grizzly and her cub along Trout Creek when he was attacked, park spokesman Al Nash said.

Despite â€œsevere facial injuries,â€

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:16 pm

Glad he made it through.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:31 pm

Ditto! He's blessed, that's for sure!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:35 pm

He's very lucky. Prayers up for his complete recovery.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:58 am

What kind of man goes in bear country unarmed?

Marlin .35 · Post by **Marlin .35** » Wed May 28, 2008 1:32 am

+1 for Mescalero1!!!!!!!! Not a really smart man!!!!! Art

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Wed May 28, 2008 1:56 am

Very Lucky indeed

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sore shoulder · Post by **sore shoulder** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:17 am

mescalero1 wrote:What kind of man goes in bear country unarmed?

The kind who obeys the law (however unConstitutional it may be, as in this case) and does not want a felony federal firearm charge.

A Montana man was mauled and severely injured in a run-in with a grizzly bear in Yellowstone

It looks like the legislation allowing those with valid CCW's for the state wherein the park resides is going to pass, or has passed.

Also, he was not mauled, he was merely slapped as a warning. Few survive an actual mauling without severe crippling disfigurement, many result in death.

AndyM · Post by **AndyM** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:39 am

he should consider himself a lucky man.
It sounds like he got bitch slapped pretty good.

don Tomás · Post by **don Tomás** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:40 am

Montanan wrote:"... was apparently taking photographs of a female grizzly and her cub ..."

Glad he survived and is going to be ok...
Tom

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:49 pm

I can't even imagine the thoughts going through one's head as their being attacked. And, as said he was merely slapped or tossed around. A grizz can kill us frail humans awful quick if they want.

Naphtali · Post by **Naphtali** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:30 pm

Three days ago I discovered you need not go far for grizzly trouble. Two houses down and across the road had a grizzly wandering in the yard. Viewing through my binocular, I began to rethink my comfort level elk hunting with my SRH .480 or FA .475. With my DAS Master Hunter, I may abandon big game hunting because I don't think I can carry gun and bow during archery big game seasons in Montana.

When I bought my home, the previous owner had wired the back yard fence with 110v AC. Although I disconnected his antigrizzly device -- didn't think he was serious -- I retain his hand-painted sign: Keep Away. Electrified Fence.
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Regarding potential danger wandering in grizzly country, I submit danger is more acute walking down the street day or night in any large city. Since hundreds of millions of people do it without a thought, I think you can consider each locale's danger as the price for being there.

don Tomás · Post by **don Tomás** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:19 pm

Naphtali wrote:When I bought my home, the previous owner had wired the back yard fence with 110v AC. Although I disconnected his antigrizzly device -- didn't think he was serious -- I retain his hand-painted sign: Keep Away. Electrified Fence.

I think its great that the bears can read in your neck of the woods!

Naphtali wrote:Regarding potential danger wandering in grizzly country, I submit danger is more acute walking down the street day or night in any large city. Since hundreds of millions of people do it without a thought, I think you can consider each locale's danger as the price for being there.

I think you're correct when you say "do it without a thought". I believe that you personally are much safer because you are very aware of your surroundings and act according. Its those without-a-thought folks who more often get into trouble by failing to read a large city potentially hazardous situation before putting themselves in harms way...
Tom

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:46 am

Naphtali, you can carry a firearm when you bow hunt, it's legal in Montana. Go to the Montana F&G website and look it up. danny

Naphtali · Post by **Naphtali** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:24 am

BigSky56 wrote:Naphtali, you can carry a firearm when you bow hunt, it's legal in Montana. Go to the Montana F&G website and look it up. danny

Many thanks, Dan. Other than trusting an individual's integrity, how does a checking station confirm that the animal has not been shot, then forced in an arrow shaft? Or is the size and shape of entry wound that obvious.

Checking stations aren't close to hunting areas here. And I am aware of at least one instance where three boys in their late teens shot an elk from the road during archery season, then forced an arrow into the entry wound. I believe they were caught on the road because they had a rifle in the truck. Probably the shot was heard?

In my case, it would be obvious -- .476-inch entry with obscenely large exit.

O.S.O.K. · Post by **O.S.O.K.** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:46 am

The thing that stuck out when I read this was "he was taking picutes of a female and her cub".

What an idiot. It's common knowledge that sows with cubs are the most dangerous and are to be avoided.

Too bad he got mauled but it's really his own fault.

And this has nothing to do with carrying in parks which I support.

Which reminds me, did the rules change go through? This was not legislation, but rather just a rules change.

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